Masss Engira Masilamani

Masss Engira Masilamani (2015)

மாஸ் என்கிற மாசிலாமணி

A conman gains the power to see and communicate with ghosts and decides to use it to make money. His happy-go-lucky lifestyle goes for a toss when a ghost who is his look-alike approaches him with an offer.

Date of release
2015-05-29
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (49)
Runtime
2h 31m
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Horror
Director
Venkat Prabhu

Casting

Interesting facts

Massu Engira Masilamani is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action horror comedy film directed by Venkat Prabhu, who co-wrote the script with Madhan Karky. It was produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja's Studio Green and Aadnah Arts. The film stars Suriya in dual roles, alongside Nayanthara, Pranitha Subhash, Premgi, Parthiban, and Samuthirakani. It follows Masss, a con artist, who starts interacting with ghosts. The film is inspired by Ghost Town (2008) movie. During one such encounter, he stumbles upon Shakthi, a ghost who wants to seek revenge against his family's killers.

Production

In early December 2013, Sify reported that Venkat Prabhu's next film after Biriyani (2013) would feature Suriya as the male lead and would also be produced by the actor himself under his newly launched company 2D Entertainment. Three days later the project was confirmed by the director, who however clarified that Studio Green would co-produce it along with 2D Entertainment.

Reports in January 2014 indicated that Suriya would be playing a dual role in the film. Furthermore, he was said to be given two different looks, one of them having him sport long hair. After completing the film, Suriya stated that he had played two characters: Masilamani (a conman) and Shakthi. Venkat Prabhu went on to add that Shakti was a Sri Lankan Tamil.

In November 2014, Amy Jackson opted out of the project, explaining that the makers had changed her character and the script, which would have resulted in her shooting only for half the number of days than she was initially committed to. She was replaced by Pranitha Subhash who joined the film's cast later the month.

The film was officially launched with a puja ceremony on 14 April 2014, coinciding with Tamil New Year. Principal photography was reported to start from 11 July 2014, but commenced three days earlier in Chennai. The first schedule was shot in a house on the ECR stretch for 15 days. The crew with Suriya and Nayanthara shot some scenes at a hospital in Chennai. The first and second schedules of the film were completed by early September 2014.

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